Junior Service Desk Technician

Description of Role

Gursey Schneider LLP is seeking a motivated and customer-focused Junior Service Desk Technician to join our Information Technology team.

The Junior Service Desk Technician will provide frontline technical support to employees across the firm by troubleshooting common hardware and software issues, assisting with employee onboarding and offboarding, deploying and maintaining computers and peripherals, and ensuring technology issues are resolved promptly and professionally.

As part of a small, hands-on IT department, this position supports multiple Gursey Schneider offices and remote employees and requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the firm. The role may occasionally involve assisting with technology projects outside normal business hours and is expected to work four days per week in the Century City office.

Key Responsibilities

User Support

• Provide first-level technical support to employees in person, by phone, remotely, and through the IT ticketing system.
• Troubleshoot Windows workstation, Microsoft Office, Outlook, printing, connectivity, peripheral, and common application issues.
• Assist users with password resets, account access, multifactor authentication, and other routine access issues.
• Clearly communicate with users regarding the status and resolution of their requests.
• Escalate more complex technical issues to senior IT staff when appropriate while remaining involved through resolution.

Workstation and Equipment Support

• Configure, deploy, replace, and troubleshoot laptops, desktops, monitors, docking stations, printers, and other peripherals.
• Prepare computers and equipment for new employees.
• Assist with equipment recovery and account-related tasks during employee departures.
• Install approved software and assist with workstation configuration and updates.
• Maintain accurate records of computers, peripherals, and assigned equipment.

Onboarding and Offboarding

• Assist with technology setup for new employees, including computers, user accounts, applications, phones, and other equipment.
• Verify that new employees have the appropriate technology and access on their first day.
• Assist with disabling access and recovering firm equipment during employee offboarding.
• Coordinate with Human Resources, Office Services, and other departments as necessary.

IT Operations

• Monitor and maintain the IT service desk queue and ensure tickets are properly documented and updated.
• Document recurring problems, solutions, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
• Assist with workstation patching, software deployments, equipment inventories, and other routine IT maintenance.
• Assist senior IT staff with technology projects, equipment replacements, office moves, upgrades, and other initiatives.
• Help identify recurring problems and opportunities to improve IT processes.
• Follow firm information security policies and IT procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Strong interest in information technology and technical problem solving.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to nontechnical users.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple requests and prioritize work appropriately.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned issues and follow them through completion.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a small IT team.
• Foundational knowledge of computers, operating systems, software, and basic troubleshooting concepts gained through education, training, internships, employment, or personal technical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows environments.
• Exposure to Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Basic understanding of computer hardware, networking, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD, or similar technologies.
• Experience with a ticketing or service desk system.
• CompTIA A+, Network+, Microsoft certifications, or similar technical training.
• Experience supporting users in an accounting, legal, financial services, or other professional services environment is a plus.

A successful Junior Service Desk Technician will

• Respond to users promptly and professionally.
• Take ownership rather than simply passing problems to someone else.
• Develop strong troubleshooting skills and become increasingly self-sufficient.
• Know when to ask for assistance and learn from more experienced team members.
• Keep tickets and documentation accurate and current.
• Pay close attention to details when configuring accounts, computers, and equipment.
• Look for opportunities to improve processes and prevent recurring issues.
• Demonstrate reliability, curiosity, initiative, and a positive attitude.

Benefits

G|S offers market-leading benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance, profit-sharing plan contributions, 401K match, parental leave, generous PTO, and holiday-paid time off. We also offer many fun intangible perks such as our annual ski/camping trip, black-tie holiday party, quarterly departmental mixers (travel stipend included), and paid continuing education.